Pigskin or jico leather mat

@lohanimal 

Size of a 12 inch record I guess 😂 who are they

Really - you will probably need to buy one that comes with a free pair of scissors then. Might pay to check before you spend your money.

The Victor glass mat is 289mm.

Most LP records are 300mm.

So it doesn't have to be jico then?

I have pondered just making one

@atmasphere 

Ralph, the two or three times I have disagreed with you, you have been so freaking nice! I vow to not disagree with you any more. If you were to declare the Earth flat I would let it go. Seriously. If I disagree with you again I will just ask you a diplomatic question. 

Ralph, the two or three times I have disagreed with you, you have been so freaking nice! I vow to not disagree with you any more. If you were to declare the Earth flat I would let it go. Seriously. If I disagree with you again I will just ask you a diplomatic question. 

@fsonicsmith Thanks! And don't worry about it- The key to dealing with argument on the 'net is to not take it personally, and in the long run you make more friends! 😀

Wouldn't you want the mat to isolate the record from the turntable motor and bearing noise? I have a Hexmat eclipse mat (admittedly on the expensive side) but it only touches the record with about 1 square millimeter total area from 13 tiny nubs embedded (minimally touching) within a hexagonal mat of unknown material. I guess he doesn't want copy cats.

When playing it looks like it is floating, and is about the same height as my standard issue Rega mat 2-3mm. I agree with the  theory behind it and I have tried a bunch of different mats and haven't heard much of a difference but this one has great anti static/dust properties and never lifts up when removing a record like the Rega felt mat did at times. FWIW it is the Audiophile Man's favorite and he claims it reduces the noise floor.